Freckled Brittlegill vs Pacific Flying Fox

Russula illota compared with Pteropus tonganus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Freckled Brittlegill	Pacific Flying Fox
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Russulaceae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Russula	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Russula illota	Pteropus tonganus

Conservation Status

Freckled Brittlegill

LC — Least Concern

Pacific Flying Fox

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Freckled Brittlegill	Pacific Flying Fox
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Freckled Brittlegill

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Pacific Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.